How to recognize a quality manufacturer in heavy industry? Look at their Quality Book.

In PME we call it a Kvalitetbok, and it is a comprehensive set of project documentation that captures the entire life cycle of an order — from design through manufacturing, inspection, and testing to the final acceptance. It functions as the technical diary of the project. It contains all important parameters, protocols, and certificates that confirm the production was carried out in accordance with standards, technological procedures, and customer requirements. In the environment of mechanical engineering production, documentation is not just a formality. It is a tool that allows you to retrospectively track the origin of the material, the production process, and the results of inspections — thereby ensuring the safety, quality, and transparency of the entire project.

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How PME manages project documentation

Cada progetto PME ,, a. På, a. Every order includes a Quality Book — a set of project documentation that is created continuously throughout the entire production. It is not an administrative file that is filled in only at the end. On the contrary, it is a living document ,, a.

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A Quality Book usually contains, in particular:

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• un plan de qualité (ITP) Linked to the drawing documentation
• Drafting Documentation and design data
• materiaal certificaten (certificati 3.1 e 2.2) con traceabilità di melte e produzione batches
• welding plan including WPS, WPQR, and welder certificates
• registros de inspecciones y testes NDT — VT, PT, MT, UT, or RT according to ITP requirements
• reports on functional, pressure, and load tests
• Measurement records, including modern methods such as 3D scanning
• coating reports documentazione surface preparation and coating thickness
• final acceptance reports and declarations of conformity

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Each document has a clear structure, numbering, and revision history. Por este, se puede tracer el proceso de produção, os materiales usados y resultados de inspección en todo tiempo.

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Digitalización y acceso de cliente

PME also maintains Quality Books in a digitized form within the internal quality management system. Questo modo, il cliente può sicuro accedere documentazione e monitorare la stato corrente del progetto, da testo risultati e protocollo di acceptati.

Digitization provides greater transparency and assurance that no step of production goes unrecorded.

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Resultat: traceabilità, qualità, e confianza

The Quality Book is not just an administrative necessity.

JIT is a way in PME to ensure that every project has a clear history, verified origin, and measurable quality. Dit is precisely this transparency and traceability that form the basis of trust between PME and our customers. When PME delivers solutions for heavy industry, we don't just provide metal, welds, and structures. We deliver trust backed by documentation.

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And what quality standard does your supplier have?

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